Taraji P. Henson Talks Diversity at ‘Empire’ Screening: ‘We Made it to the Mountaintop’

March 13, 2015 8:17 PM

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The room was electric during a screening of the first hour of the “Empire” season one finale followed by musical performances and a Q&A with the cast Thursday at the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles.

With every twist, side-eye and underhanded remark in the soapy hip-hop drama, fans leaped from their seats and screamed at the screen, spraying popcorn all over the theater floor. It’s the type of visceral reaction that showrunner Ilene Chaiken, who penned the penultimate episode titled “Die But One...